Pursuant to the Circular, if an importing country imposes food safety inspection requirements and procedures on food products of botanical origin, the following actions must be taken:
- Exporting organizations or individuals must submit a set of legally required documents to regional Subdepartments of Plant Quarantine or Plant Quarantine Stations at bordergates (hereinafter referred to as Inspecting Body);
- These documents will be submitted and decisions on whether these documents are accepted or refused will be received directly or by post or online via the Public Service portal;
- After receipt of these documents, within 01 working day, the Inspecting Body will consider issuing its decision, if submitted documents are valid; will inform applicants and clarify necessary supplementation if submitted documents are invalid;
- Within duration of 02 working days of receipt of all required documents, the Inspecting Body must check dossiers of the exported shipment and send a written notification by using the form given in the Appendix II to this Circular or following instructions of the importing country.
Documentation requirements are determined in detail at Clause 1 of Article 4 in the Circular No. 44/2018/TT-BNNPTNT (entering into force on February 22, 2019).
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